BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta chief on Friday pleaded for trust in his rice policy, as a price slump deepens anguish among poor farmers fiercely loyal to the government he toppled.

Rice is Thailand’s staple dish and one of its main agricultural exports, but also carries immense political value as farmers are the backbone of a pro-democracy movement that the junta has suppressed.

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